Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
CDPI vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
CDPI and YYY both write options for income.
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Net assets: $674m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify CEF High Income ETF, beside Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF.
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CDPI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +0.1%, total +1.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
CDPI
+1.6%
1.5% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
CDPI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +0.1%, total +1.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
CDPI
+1.6%
1.5% as cash
1.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CDPI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +0.1%, total +1.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Not measured
YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
YYY
+1.9%
12.4% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
YYY
+1.9%
12.4% as cash
12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
CDPI costs 2.78 points a year less.
| Measure | CDPI | YYY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +1.9% |
| Price change | rose 0.1% (since Jul 14, 2026) | fell 10.3% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 76% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment | 18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | its own holdings |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 3.23% |
| Net assets | not read by ETFIQ | $674m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | CDPI | YYY | CDPI | YYY | CDPI | YYY |
| 3 months | +0.4% | −4.9% | 1.5% | 3.2% | not measured | not measured |
| 6 months | – | −4.1% | – | 6.2% | – | not measured |
| 1 year | – | +1.9% | – | 12.4% | – | not measured |
| 3 years | – | +35.2% | – | 38.6% | – | not measured |
| Since launchNot the same days: CDPI Jul 2026 · YYY Jun 2012 | +1.6% | +114.4% | 1.5% | 113.6% | not measured | not measured |
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CDPI
Over the period from its first trade on Jul 14, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, CDPI paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.6%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.0%, paid monthly. Columbia estimates that 76% of the distribution paid Oct 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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